THE TEARS OF CLARA
"Old Friends 2"

An accidental meeting, but well-woven bonds of friendship that have never been broken even though they have not met for a long time.

Old friends who once left are finally back like bringing a new spirit to me.

I was shocked when I opened the door and it was Andrey who came.

"Haii.."whatever.

I smiled

" Who's coming Clara?" ask your mother from inside the house.

"please come in" I'm taking Andrey inside

"thank you"...

I allowed Andrey to sit down, there was a bit of awkwardness in my heart when Andrey came home, because I had never received a guest before.

"who's son?" mother asked with a smile and there was a strange feeling that there were also male guests coming home.

"hello aunty how are you?" greet Andrey

"Good God" said the mother and looked at me perhaps in whose mother's mind was the man?

"it's Andrey ma'am, our neighbor, Ella's aunt's son and Drian's son" I explained to my mother not to ask a lot why there are male guests come to the house.

"oh yeah, I remember but wasn't Andrey fat? ko is now changing very well again "....

"aunty could have" Andrey replied rather embarrassedly.

"you want to drink what aunty makes"...

"what a aunt, thank you"

Then mom walked to the back to make drinks for my old friend's guests.

"mama" call Niko and sit on my lap.

"hey dear has finished playing, o Iyah Niko know her old friend named Om Andrey"

"Haii Om I'm Niko "

"Om Andrey"

Andrey smiled to see Niko running up to her grandfather as he approached us in the living room.

"grandfather" call Niko

You sit down and join us and maybe you want to know who the male guests are coming to the house.

"haii Om, on the news?" greet Andrey

"well,.. are you Clara's close friend?" ask the father who wants to know.

Andrey smiled and looked at me.

"Andrey our neighbor used to pack his son mba Ella the same mas Drian whose house is now a minimarket" said Mother while serving drinks.

"oh, I've been pangling to see you, I guess you're a close friend of Clara's, how's your dad and mom doing ?"

"well om, in the near future father and mother will also fly to Jakarta and will stay in Jakarta again" said Andrey

Andrey's arrival was welcomed by my family, even you were immediately familiar with Andrey, even though the first time Andrey came home.

Yes, because it was close before, and it was the closest neighbor, so naturally you are immediately familiar with Andrey.

I smiled behind the door when I saw Father and Andrey playing chess and being bullied by Niko.

I shook my head to see Niko who was bothering her grandfather to play chess. And because so upset until Andrey hugged Niko very tightly because of so kregetnya.

"Clara, what's the matter with your own smile? mother asked surprised me.

"there was nothing ko bu, just funny to see Niko who was bothering her grandfather" I said

"oh.. dikirain mom you smile yourself, look at the others" said mother teasing

I've forgotten what happened to my life and started smiling when I saw my son happy. It was even happier to see my son start to cheer up again.

"mama, Andrey is good" said Niko

I smiled

"yes" I replied gently as I rubbed her hair so that Niko would go to sleep quickly.

"i'm very happy to play with Andrey, not rich papa who is always busy playing with me for a while can't" said Niko sadly.

"Niko bobo ya".. I enveloped Niko and asked her to go to bed immediately so that Niko did not discuss her papa so that Niko did not feel sad.

I know my son misses his papa so much and I feel it from his little heart.

But now his father doesn't want to know about his son. He is busy with his new wife even his responsibilities of a father towards his son alone are non-existent.

Niko was asleep and I kissed her on the forehead and I left her out of the room.

I fell silent with my eyes fixed on a small frame on the table.

Tears just trickled down when I saw a photo of my smiling daughter Nara.

" o Allah put my daughter Nara in Your heaven and make her the angel of my heaven" I hugged the small frame in which Nara was photographed.

"Clara" called Mother softly and sat beside me

I looked and smiled at Mom and hid the sadness in front of her.

Mom's hand took a picture of Nara in my arms.

And smiling looking at the picture of my little princess Nara.

"Nara was happy up there with a God who loved her more" she comforted me, So that I would not always be sad to remember Nara's passing.

"you also have to be happy, son, I don't want to see you always sad" said Mother again.

"Mother, who says I'm always sad? I'm already happy enough with Mother Father and also Niko" I said so that mother does not worry about me too much.

"Mom wants you to find your happiness.... I see Andrey's good"

"mom mean?"...

"you're not interested in Andrey?"

"jeez Mother, I'm the same Andrey that's just friends"...

"Mom didn't ask if you were related. I'm just asking you that you're not interested in Andrey?"...

I'm silent

"he's kind and caring as well as Niko.and I see it looks like Andrey is putting her heart on you. What's wrong with trying to open your heart to her?...

"Mother, it's impossible that Andrey likes me, we're just friends. Besides, I'm a widow and any way Andrey would be a widow with a child"...

Suddenly, I snatched from behind

"what the hell is impossible if not tried" said the Father

"Mr..."...

She smiled and looked at me and sat next to my mother..

"it looks like Andrey is the man in charge" said Mr

"Sir, Mom, you want Andrey to be good or a responsible man, the point is that I am only friends with him and will not be more, after all I am comfortable with my status like this." I replied.

Although my little heart I do not want the status of a widow in my life but destiny says otherwise and I must be able to live it.

Even though the bitterness and pain I feel let me feel it.

Because honestly being a widow status is not good even to be heard with the word widow alone is very uncomfortable.

Both of my Parents may again seek to find a mate for me, to remove the status of widow in her son, because which parents can see their children's households in disarray even have to end in divorce and must bear the status of a widow against her child.